Liquid processing composition for color development of silver halide color photographic material and development processing method

Abstract

The present invention is a liquid processing composition for a color development of a silver halide color photographic material, which comprises: at least one specific compound; at least one glycol selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol and triethylene glycol; and at least one polyethylene glycol having a number average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 2,000, and a development processing method using the same.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A liquid processing composition for a color development of a silver halide color photographic material, which comprises: 
       at least one compound represented by the following formula (I);  
       at least one glycol selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol and triethylene glycol; and  
       at least one polyethylene glycol having a number average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 2,000:                    
        wherein R 11  and R 12  each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R 13  and R 14  each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R 15  represents an alkyl group having at least one asymmetric carbon atom, or a group represented by the following formula (I-a); R 16  represents an alkyl group having at least one asymmetric carbon atom, or a group represented by the following formula (I-b); and M 1  represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, an alkaline earth metal atom, an ammonium croup or a pyridinium group; R 13  and R 15  and R 14  and R 16  may be bonded to each other to form a ring;  
       
         
           —CH 2 O(CH 2 CH 2 O) n     11   H  (I-a)  
         
       
        wherein n 11  represents an integer of from 1 to 3;  
       
         
           —(CH 2 CH 2 O) n     12   H  (I-b)  
         
       
        wherein n 12  represents an integer of from 2 to 4.  
     
     
       2. The liquid processing composition for a color development of a silver halide color photographic material as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein in formula (I), at least one of R 15  and R 16  includes a hydroxyl group. 
     
     
       3. The liquid processing composition or a color development of a silver halide color photographic material as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein in formula (I), R 11 , R 12 , R 13  and R 14  each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 15  is a group represented by formula 2), 5) or 11) below, or a group represented by formula (I-a) wherein n 11  is 1, R 16  is a group represented by formula 17), 20) or 26) below, or a group represented by formula (I-b) wherein n 12  is 2, M 1  is Na or K:                    
     
     
       4. The liquid processing composition for a color development of a silver halide color photographic material as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one glycol is selected from the group consisting of diethylene glycol and triethylene glycol. 
     
     
       5. The liquid processing composition for a color development of a silver halide color photographic material as claimed in  claim 1 , which.comprises the compound represented by the formula (I) in an amount of from 1 to 50 g/liter of the amount of the composition. 
     
     
       6. The liquid processing composition for a color development of a silver halide color photographic material as claimed in  claim 1 , which comprises the glycol in an amount of from 5 to 100 g/liter of the amount of the composition. 
     
     
       7. The liquid processing composition for a color development of a silver halide color photographic material as claimed in  claim 1 , which comprises the polyethylene glycol in an amount of from 1 to 20 g/liter of the amount of the composition. 
     
     
       8. The liquid processing composition for a color development of a silver halide color photographic material as claimed in  claim 1 , which comprises 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N-(β-hydroxyethyl)aniline or a salt thereof as a color developing agent in an amount of from 15 to 50 g/liter of the amount of the composition. 
     
     
       9. A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material, which comprises performing a color development processing within 2 minutes and 30 seconds with the liquid processing composition for a color development as described in  claim 1 , wherein the liquid processing composition for a color development is used as it is or by being diluted, as a color developing replenisher or a color developer. 
     
     
       10. The method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the liquid processing composition for a color development has a concentration of from 1.5 to 10 times as high as that of the solution in working state. 
     
     
       11. The method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the silver halide color photographic material is a color photographic material for photographing. 
     
     
       12. The method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the color photographic material for photographing is a color negative photographic material for photographing. 
     
     
       13. A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material, which comprises performing a color development processing at processing temperature of 40° C. or higher with the liquid processing composition for a color development as described in  claim 1 , wherein the liquid processing composition for a color development is used as it is or by being diluted, as a color developing replenisher or a color developer. 
     
     
       14. The method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the liquid processing composition for a color development has a concentration of from 1.5 to 10 times as high as that of the solution in working state. 
     
     
       15. The method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the silver halide color photographic material is a color photographic material for photographing. 
     
     
       16. The method for processing a silver halide color photographic material as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the color photographic material for photographing is a color negative photographic material for photographing.